In the last year I’ve read quite a few books that for various reasons I never got round to writing about on here. So here are a few that I thought were worth a mention: Red Moon Rising by Matthew Brezezinski This is the story of the USA/USSR rivalry that fuelled the space race. Given real depth from background interviews with Krushchev’s son (himself a...

I’m not sure that I should really call it ice-skating. For our family a better description would be ice-slipping, ice-sliding, and quite frequently ice-falling. But for a first attempt, Gorky Park was a great place to go. We headed for the small childrens’ rink, which is equipped with these fabulous penguins for tiny wobbly children to hold on to. I have...